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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki128p086: Founder's Day Was Big Annual Event (cont.), New Pink Stone Building Erected

the surrounding towns in attendance. There was usually a speaker from the B. Y. U. or one of the Church authorities present. The afternoon was spent in athletic contests between classes, then the day's festivities ended with a dance in the evening. This day was celebrated as long as the school lasted.
Mr. Anderson left in 1907, after serving seven years, and Prof. Josiah E. Hickman came to take his place. At the same time John G. McQuarrie, who had been president of the Eastern States mission, was employed, mainly to conduct missionary classes.
Evening classes for adults were organized in town, with courses given free in such subjects as New Testament, Book of Mormon, psychology and agriculture, by Prof. Hickman and others of his faculty. These were well attended.
NEW PINK STONE BUILDING ERECTED
In 1908, being the tenth anniversary of the school, the Church, according to agreement, now took over the maintenance of the institution. It was made an independent school no longer a branch of the B. Y. U. and was given the name of Murdock Academy, with a full four-year high school course given. During the years from 1908 to 1913 a beautiful, two-story pink stone building was erected across the northeast corner of the campus, and faced the southwest. It was built at a cost of more than $100,000 by the L. D. S. Church, and by public subscription and donation of labor, which proved to be a stupendous task for Beaver Stake, but was also a great achievement. With considerable pride and much satisfaction it was dedicated and occupied in December, 1913.
Prof. Hickman remained about five years, then was succeeded by Dr. Ephriam E. Erickson, who continued to hold the school up to its high scholastic level. He served until the spring of 1915, then resigned to take a position at the University of Utah.

the surrounding towns in attendance. There was usually a speaker from the B. Y. U. or one of the Church authorities present. The afternoon was spent in athletic contests between classes, then the day's festivities ended with a dance in the evening. This day was celebrated as long as the school lasted.
Mr. Anderson left in 1907, after serving seven years, and Prof. Josiah E. Hickman came to take his place. At the same time John G. McQuarrie, who had been president of the Eastern States mission, was employed, mainly to conduct missionary classes.
Evening classes for adults were organized in town, with courses given free in such subjects as New Testament, Book of Mormon, psychology and agriculture, by Prof. Hickman and others of his faculty. These were well attended.
NEW PINK STONE BUILDING ERECTED
In 1908, being the tenth anniversary of the school, the Church, according to agreement, now took over the maintenance of the institution. It was made an independent school no longer a branch of the B. Y. U. and was given the name of Murdock Academy, with a full four-year high school course given. During the years from 1908 to 1913 a beautiful, two-story pink stone building was erected across the northeast corner of the campus, and faced the southwest. It was built at a cost of more than $100,000 by the L. D. S. Church, and by public subscription and donation of labor, which proved to be a stupendous task for Beaver Stake, but was also a great achievement. With considerable pride and much satisfaction it was dedicated and occupied in December, 1913.
Prof. Hickman remained about five years, then was succeeded by Dr. Ephriam E. Erickson, who continued to hold the school up to its high scholastic level. He served until the spring of 1915, then resigned to take a position at the University of Utah.